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H. B. PITNER.

UOMBINED WHIP AND LINE HOLDER.

No. 299.163. Patented May 27, 1884.

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H. B. PITNER.

COMBINED WHIP AND LINE HOLDER. No. 299,163. Patented May 27, 1884.

HENRY B. PITNER, OF PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND KEIM K. BROOKE, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBBNED Wt-HP AND LHNE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,163, dated May 2'7, 1884.

Application filed August 20, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it nmy concern Be it known that I, HENRY B. PITNER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Plymouth, in the county of, Marshall and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Whip and Line Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to sheet-metal whip-holders, and more especially to certain improvements upon the whip-holder heretofore patented to me in Letters Patent No. 225,480, granted March 16, 1880.

The object of the present invention is to cheapen and simplify the construction of such whip-holders, and to make provision for holding the lines.

In the present invention the barrel of the whip-holder is made of three pieces of sheet metal, one side or half of the barrel being jointed near its middle and provided with a spring. The pivotal pin or rivet fits through slots in one of the sections, so that the movable section may be sprung back sufficiently to admit of the insertion of the lines between the movable sections and the whip, the top of the slot serving to limit its motion, and the edges of the sections being gored out to admit the insertion of the lines.

The fastener or device by which the holder is secured to the dash-rail of the vehicle consists of a peculiarlyconstructed two part clasp, so as to be adjustable to dash-rails of dif ferent sizes.

In the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional elevation. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line are of Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a longitudinal sectional plan on line y g of Fig. 2, and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are plan views of the sheet-metal blanks from which the barrel of the holder is formed.

In the drawings, A represents one section or half of the whip-holder barrel, and B and O the jointed half of the barrel. The section A is provided with an ear, a, at its lower end, and the section B with an ear, b, at its lower end. The lugs a and b are turned at right angles to the barrel, so as to form the bottom of the barrel and to secure the sections A and 13 together rigidly. The lugs a and b are united by rivets a. The section B is also provided with two cars, b--one on each side-which serve to secure the other end of the section B to the section A. b are rivets passing through the ears I). The section 0 is pivoted to the section B by rivets c, which pass through slots 0 in the section B. The length of the slots 0 is just sufficient to permit the pivoted section 0 to open enough to admit the whip, and the lines between the whip and said pivoted section, the bottom of the seat serving to prevent the pivotal section from closing together at the top when the whip is out.

D is a spring secured by rivets d at one end to the section B, and at the other end to the 7 section 0. The section 0 is provided with a collar, 0 at its lower end, so as to fit outside the section B. The spring D serves to close the pivotal section 0, and cause the same to clasp on the whip and lines when inserted in the barrel. The section G and the upper part of the section A are cut out or gored on a curved line, as at m m, and the top of said sections is made flaring or bell-shaped, so that the lines may be readily inserted between the whip and the pivotal section after the whip has been placed in the holder. The section A is secured to the dash-rail E bya clasp or fastener. The fastener consists of a rigid clasp-piece,F, which is riveted to the section A, and the movable or adjustable jaw-piece G, which is operated by a set-screw, g, to clasp the rail between said part and the clasp-piece F. The base of the clasp F is inclined or wedge-shaped, as at f, so that the jaw G will bear against it at its back edge only, while the tip end of said jaw will rest against the rail E. By this means the fastener will adapt itself to rails of different sizes. Of course, it will be understood that the clasp and jaw of the fastener will be made to conform as nearly as may bewith the shape of the dash-rail. The section A of the holder is stamped out of a sheet-metal blank. The form of this blank is shown in Fig. 7. The blank at the time it is stamped is punched with holes h for the insertion of the shanks h of the clasps F, and also with rivet-holes k for the rivets which secure said section A to the section B. The form of the blank from which the section B is formed is shown in Fig. 6. It is also punched with rivet-holes k for securing the spring thereto, and holes k for securing the same to the section A, and also with the slots before mentioned. Section G, the form of which is shown in Fig. 5, is punched with rivet-holes k for the spring, and rivet-holes is, by which it is secured to the section B.

In this way it will be seen that my improved Whip and line holder is of cheap and simple construction, and may be rapidly and easily manufactured, and after it is made may be quickly applied to the dash-board of the vehicle. I

I claim- 1. The combined whip and line holder, consisting of rigid section A, rigid section B, se-

cured thereto, and movable section 0, secured to section B by rivets passing through slots in one of said sections, and spring D, said sec-V tions A and 0 having their edges or sides cut out or gored, so as to admit the lines between the pivotal section and the whip, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of section A, provided with ear or lug a, and section B, provided with ears or lugs b and b, and riveted to said section A, movable section 0, secured to said section B by rivets passing through slots in one of said sections, and spring D, riveted to said sections B and G, substantially as specified.

Plymouth, Indiana, August 16, 1883.

HENRY B. PITNER.

\Vitnesses:

JAcoB B. N. KLINGER, LEOPOLD M. LAUER. 

